Work Life Balance & Miscellaneous Provision Bill 2022

This Bill, which gives effect to EU Directive 1158/2019 on work life balance for parents and carers, quietly passed all stages in the Oireachtas on Wednesday, 29th March 2023.  Here Brian Gill, Partner and Head of Commercial Litigation at Callan Tansey Solicitors LLP,...

Employment Law Update: Right to Request Remote Working

Back in February, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar  referred the General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill to the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment for pre-legislative scrutiny.  The fruits...

Right To Request Remote Working Bill

The Cabinet has signed off on the eagerly awaited Bill in relation to remote working. Tánaiste and Minster for Enterprise, Trade & Employment. Leo Varadkar yesterday published the Draft Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021. Here Brian Gill,...

Remote Working – Opportunities and Challenges

An early morning run on the beach or walk along the riverbank – followed by coffee and croissants as we sit at our ergonomically designed and sound-proofed home office with uninterrupted views of the sea or the countryside? And then there is reality!! No beach, no...